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A Different Kind of Sailboat Gary Wyngarden at 3:18am 01.04.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1173 I've always admired the way a ketch looks and have wondered what it would be like to sail one. So wh
Sabre 34 Shoal Draft David B. Witherill at 3:00am 01.04.05 Sabre Sailboats 1/2228 I'm interested in buying a Sabre 34 shoal draft model and am wondering if anyone has any comments on
Retractable centerboard issues... Fred at 2:52am 01.04.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1717 I have an older daysailor from the mid-60s (Sailstar Defender) that has a lever-retractable centerbo
Where Desert Meets Ocean Gary Wyngarden at 2:24am 01.04.05 Destinations 1/1495 About 2100 hours, I stuck my head out of the aft companionway and just said "Wow." Overhead a full m
Swing Keels Ron at 12:32am 01.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/800 I have recently purchased an O'Day 28 with a swing keel. I don't have much experience with swing kee
Where are you going??? Sailing p323ms at 11:30pm 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1063 We finally got our boat back into the water on Friday December 31. With a new bottom job and prop sh
new hunter 25 crazy dave at 10:03pm 01.03.05 Smaller Boats 10/887 Just some imput on the new Hunter 25. Hopefully it will make a few of the major shows. They are st
Sailing and CPAP Derek Rowell at 9:41pm 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 10/2985 I was recently diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (stop breathing while sleeping) and sent
Mac Motors Evan at 9:33pm 01.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1020 The Macgregor versions have me somewhat confused when it comes to motoring. I've read a lot about Ma
Electrical panel upgrade for H22 Pete at 9:21pm 01.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/875 I'm in the process of restoring a '80 H22, although it will require many replacements ' repairs the
Marine Speaker Wire??? pablo at 8:34pm 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1151 I have to run new speaker wires to my stereo. Is there a special type of marine wire that has to be
Heavy Weather Sailing Info Andrew at 7:25pm 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1353 Any help with reference material for heavy weather sailing? Books, articles videos etc would be of g
Pulling to Port Malcolm7410 at 3:55pm 01.03.05 Big Boats 10/1078 I have just taken delivery of Hunter 44DS.When motoring forward she pulls quite markedly to port ab
Hunter Legend 37 Bill Reader at 2:08pm 01.03.05 Big Boats 7/1150 Head waste and sea water filled the shower sump and some drained through the hole where the sump pum
Soot on my Transom Paul at 12:58pm 01.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1075 I have been noticing a slight amount of soot about a foot or so on the back of my Hunter 31. I bough
H34 Head Remodel Rick at 10:10am 01.03.05 Big Boats 2/1019 The white formica stuff is all pealing off in my head. I want to redo the four? wood peices behind
Folding Bike Storage? Bad Obsession at 9:58am 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1180 I own a Hunter 22. I have a lot of things aboard the boat, already, so I can't find a place to stor
yanmar overhaul Rob at 9:47am 01.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/825 Does anyone know of someone in the Miami area that overhauls Yanmar diesel engines. Will travel if s
mast John at 9:28am 01.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/922 I bought a 30 foot with no mast does any one know the dimensions ...where I might find them or where
Mast Raising Pole, single handed equipment Kurt Stanich at 9:26am 01.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2656 Hi all-I am looking for a mast raising pole for my 1989 Macgregor 26. If anyone has or knows of one

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Should I lubricate my rudder post? Driftin II at 8:28am 12.16.20 Thanks for the advise - I was going to try silicone grease - the teflon sounds even better.
Hunter 18. billwnc at 8:26am 12.16.20 Yes. The scupper drain hose.
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Parsons at 8:20am 12.16.20 That "VARA" rudder is just damage waiting to happen, so be careful. When I owned that boat, I abused
Anyone have pics of mast lowering Bridle attachment? (1) kmhalvorson at 8:18am 12.16.20 This is the diagram for my 23.5, the 26 uses the same system. If you have a mast crutch, it is just
Should I lubricate my rudder post? dmax at 8:17am 12.16.20 I have used teflon trailer hitch grease (super slippery) but any waterproof grease will do.
Texas December Racing (1) Jackdaw at 7:50am 12.16.20 . Chili contest portion of the regatta was cancelled due to Covid concerns. Normally two classes, ch
Moving chainplates outboard Kings Gambit at 7:40am 12.16.20 Hi all, I was reading the replies to joe28532 's leaking chainplates problem and don't want to hija
Texas December Racing Jackdaw at 7:27am 12.16.20 Yea, the time to keep a boat from driving over you is not when they are a lane up and overtaking, it
Moving chainplates outboard (1) Jackdaw at 7:06am 12.16.20 While this COULD be done, for your need its not worth the effort. For sure new longer spreaders, an
ipad for navigation sesmith at 6:57am 12.16.20 Also, let's address the cost. You can get a 13" iPad and a 7" iPhone for about $1,600 and the maps
The Proper Prop Crazy Dave Condon at 6:53am 12.16.20 @jssailem and @Daveinet At the age of 9 celebrating New Years Eve 12/31/59, my family was on the SS
Prop shaft zinc 321 DougM at 6:47am 12.16.20 Hi Doug, Have you looked at Boatzincs.com? They have magnesium shaft collars. not sure if they h
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Hunter216 at 6:42am 12.16.20 I didn't but it would be fun to have. Might be a bit of a handful though since I mostly sail single
Got a new sailing dinghy Captain Larry-DH at 6:39am 12.16.20 You could do them together leaving plastic in the middle to form an inner and outer rail. Great id
Check Your GFI's leo310 at 6:36am 12.16.20 the wire melted at the crimp point.
Should I lubricate my rudder post? Justin_NSA at 6:26am 12.16.20 Tried to find anything and all I came up with is this article on improving the C30 in general. There
Hunter 18. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:20am 12.16.20 Are you talking about the cockpit drain?
Escrow service for personal boat sale? thinwater at 5:33am 12.16.20 Someone is mixing up terms. Escrow and documentation are two different things. The OP is asking abo
Prop shaft zinc 321 Will Gilmore at 5:32am 12.16.20 wondered if aluminum would work in fresh water... Check the alloy composition. Aluminum is actual
Check Your GFI's Daveinet at 5:15am 12.16.20 Those photo DO NOT show show the reason why. Those photos show lousy workmanship. Heat is caused by

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